2/18/2009 @ 11:00PM

In Pictures: Japan's Richest

#1 Tadashi Yanai

Net Worth: $6.1 billion

His discount clothing chain Fast Retailing has thrived amid the downturn. Company is expanding its Uniqlo brand stores abroad in a bid to turn itself into a global name. Plans more than 30 new overseas outlets in 2009. Shifting production away from China to lower-wage Cambodia to keep prices low.